Official visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Norway - Program

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Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will pay an official visit to Norway on 1. and 2. February 2018.

The Duke and Duchess will be welcomed by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown princess Mette-Marit at the entrance of the Gardermoen Airport in Oslo along with the military on the morning of Thursday 1. February.

After a private lunch at the Royal Palace, the Duke and Duchess will be shown around Princess Ingrid Alexandra's sculpture park.

On Thursday afternoon, accompanied by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, the Duke and Duchess will visit NorwegianBritishitish start-up companies and entrepreneurs at MESH Tordenskioldsgate, Oslo.

King Harald and Queen Sonja are hosting a dinner for the British guests at the Palace on Thursday evening.

On Friday morning, the Duke and Duchess will bid farewell to the King and Queen. Accompanied by the Crown Prince Couple, the Duke and Duchess will go from the Palace to Hartvig Nissens school to meet the creators and actors behind the success of the series "Skam". It is the introduction to the discussions with students, teachers, and actors about the challenges that young people may face while growing up in today's society - identity problems, bullying, sexual abuse and eating disorders.

Then, the Duke and Duchess are invited to a private lunch with the Crown Prince Couple at Skaugum.

After lunch, the visit in Oslo will have ended. Then the pair will first pay a visit to the ski museum, the tower and the ski jump. Then to Øvresetertjern at Tryvann where the british guests get to meet the children and see how playing and activities are a natural part of growing up in Norway.

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Official visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Sweden - Program

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On 30 and 31 January 2018, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will make an official visit to Sweden on behalf of the British government.

On the visit's first day the King and the Queen will welcome the Duke and Duchess to Sweden by providing a lunch at the Royal Palace. During the visit the visit, the Duke and Duchess will visit several different institutions and organizations. The Crown Princess Couple will be the hosts of the couple and also receive the Duke and Duchess at Haga Palace.

 January 30.

• Lunch at the Royal Palace in Stockholm with the Royal Family. 
• Walk to Stortorget. The Duke and Duchess will walk with the Crown Princess Couple from the Royal Palace to Stortorget, during which they will be able to greet people.
• The Crown Princess Couple accompany the Duke and Duchess to the Nobel Museum. Their Royal Highnesses will visit The Nobel museum to get information about the Nobel prize and its history as well as to meet former Nobel Laureates.
• Reception at the British Embassy in Stockholm. with the participation of Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

 January 31: 

• Visit to Karolinska Institute and Matthew School. The Crown Princess Couple and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the Karolinska Institute and Matthew School with the aim to learn about work in the fight against mental illness among children and youth; 
• Visit to "NK" (Nordiska Kompaniet). Their Royal Highnesses visit the department store NK in order to take part in an interactive exhibition on British design. They also meet representatives of British design and fashion companies that operate in Sweden to learn more about the corporate work, in particular in sustainability issues.
• Reception in Haga Palace. The Crown Princess Couple receives the Duke and Duchess at Haga Palace.
• Reception for Fotografiska. Their Royal Highnesses attend a reception for the Swedish cultural scene with invited guests from the music-, movie-, tv-, art - and the world of sports.

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